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  • With its more relaxed rules around pre-emption rights, the UK has led from the front by allowing embattled companies to raise equity to keep themselves alive during the coronavirus pandemic. The market's flexibility means there have been no damaging delays waiting for for formal rule changes. Such pragmatism is admirable, although more must be done to protect retail investors from dilution.
  • There will probably have been quieter inductions into a new job. Nathan Piper has joined Investec as an equity researcher to cover upstream oil and gas.
  • Citi has named Alex Cartel as a managing director and head of investment banking for Australia and New Zealand, hiring him from Deutsche Bank.
  • European capital markets have continued to function well during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report released on Monday by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme). However, in terms of primary market activity, the industry body’s data shows quite how sharply issuance has skewed towards investment grade, with riskier debt and IPO markets closed off.
  • Neil Tu, a vice president on CICC’s equity syndicate team, left the Chinese investment bank this week.
  • European short sellers were dealt another blow on Wednesday as the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) decided to extend its ban on short selling.